Science & Health

Eat plant-based diet, avoid dairy products to prevent asthma

Suffering from asthma? Read this carefully. Following a plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk, a new study suggests.

Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus did not originate from Wuhan seafood market, reveals study

Another research report had recently suggested that nearly half of the people contracted with coronavirus will show very mild to no symptoms

Mar 29, 2020

Fight against coronavirus: Italian hospitals to use snorkelling masks for ventilators to counter shortage

The lack of equipment and facilities to accommodate and treat the huge bulk of patients in a row has now become a major concern for the Italian medical staff.

Mar 28, 2020

Bats or Pangolins? Exploring coronavirus-human trajectory

While bats were thought to be the original source of the novel coronavirus, now it's the Pangolins, used both as traditional medicine and food delicacy in China suspected to be the deadly virus carriers.

Mar 28, 2020

Covid-19 outbreak indicates biological war between the United States and China, claims psychic

An Indian boy had apparently predicted a biological war in 2019, and several people believe that he was referring to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Mar 28, 2020

Trump signs historic $2.2 trn coronavirus bill for US economy as Covid-19 case crosses 1,00,000-mark

The historic and rare action shows how seriously Republican and Democratic lawmakers are taking the global pandemic that has killed more than 1,500 Americans and shaken the nation's medical system.

Mar 28, 2020

Your eyes might tell if you have Coronavirus: Two new indicators seen in Covid-19 patients

Medical practitioners do rely on the change in colour of a patient's eyes as indicators to identify a major health issue. While WHO (World Health Organisation) has not mentioned in its symptomatic guidelines that red eyes could be a warning sign of Covid-19 positive case, researches and noted observations by medical staffers on coronavirus patients indicate otherwise.

Mar 27, 2020

'Coronavirus lingers on human excreta much longer than in respiratory samples': Amitabh Bachchan spreads fake news again

Amitabh Bachchan has been sharing information on social media to raise awareness of the public during the global crisis of Coronavirus. Despite the good intentions, he has now been a middleman in spreading fake news twice.

Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus impact: How did Modi govt arrive at 21-day lockdown period and not 14

There is scientific evidence and epidemiological significance to reason out why the Modi government imposed a national lockdown period of 21-days and not lesser than 21.

Mar 26, 2020

Two new cases in Telangana; 3-yr-old child tests positive for coronavirus

The total number of patients admitted into hospitals on Wednesday was 50 and cumulative number is 813,including a woman and a three year old child from Saudi, according to Telangana Health Department.

Mar 26, 2020

Risk of heart disease due to irregular sleeping habits: Study

Scientists have stressed the importance of healthy sleep habits, recommending at least seven hours each night, and have linked lack of sleep to an increased risk in numerous health conditions, including diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular disease.

Mar 26, 2020

Despite government approval, private hospitals await green nod from ICMR to treat coronavirus cases

As yet, private hospitals were allowed by the government to collect throat swab samples, conduct necessary lab tests on suspects and advise home quarantine for those awaiting results. However, private healthcare centres continue to wait for final ICMR approval to treat Covid-19 confirmed cases, which is set to begin on March 26.

Mar 25, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: South Korea reports 76 new cases, total 9,037

South Korea reported 76 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, maintaining a downward trend in new infections which raised hopes that Asia's largest outbreak outside China may be slowing.

Mar 24, 2020

This NASA satellite image on Janata Curfew circulating in WhatsApp is absolutely fake!

After the Janata curfew and the event of applauding the doctors and other health care staff across India, it seems like the social media is yet again prepared to load itself with fake and erroneous messages that states absurd reports from NASA.

Mar 23, 2020

World Meteorological Day: Facts, theme and significance of this day

The World Meteorological Organisation brings together all the nations for the annual celebration of the World Meteorological Day to reiterate the necessity of balancing earth's climate and conserving the natural resources.

Mar 23, 2020